Rest assured, these tactics will not stop this particular committee--and I do consider them to be tactics.

the BOR report is factually inaccurate in parts, and sometimes downright misleading.

I appreciate Congresswoman Lummis mentioning the bills that we are moving forward that deal with the abandoned mines.

We should be talking about something of substance, like Ranking Member Grijalva's H.R. 963.

Let me be clear. The mine was not on Interior land.

I wish to join my friend and Finance Committee colleague, Ranking Member Wyden, in offering appreciation to a dedicated public servant, Mr. Kenneth E. Mannella, who has worked steadily for the American people at the Social Security…

I was encouraged by Secretary Burwell's announcement that HHS will be taking steps to revise the regulations relating to the prescribing of buprenorphine and containing products.

You cannot tell me that you've done that every single time when people were killed in those facilities.

As the author of DATA 2000 and subsequent legislation that shaped the structure under which physicians prescribe buprenorphine, I'm keenly interested in ensuring patients have access to the treatments they need to succeed in this battle…

The problem is when you have a facility that the life expectancy is less than 10 years, it's a different set of standards.

I wish to pay tribute today to Governor Olene Walker, a woman beloved in my home State of Utah and regarded across the Nation as a model of civility and selfless service. Governor Walker passed away last Saturday from causes incident to…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to finish my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

this week marks another milestone in the long, sordid history of the so-called Affordable Care Act. It has been roughly 5\1/2\ years since this law, cobbled together with spit and baling wire, went into effect. In a few weeks, we will…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Chairman, the United States has become a leader in the area of energy production. But if we are going to maintain that leadership and be a true support for our allies, it requires certain actions that Chairman…

Please do not give me any ideas that would require an offset, because I cannot find them.

Let me say two last things. Director Jarvis, the Subcommittee Chair mentioned the issue of bottled water. Please do not overlook that.

We applaud Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bishop for developing the discussion draft National Park Service Centennial Act.

throughout my time as ranking member and now chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, finding money for surface transportation infrastructure has been a persistent and seemingly intractable problem. Even as we went into this year with a…